Suspenders



(NoModel.)

J. E. Afm-00D,

SUSPENDBRS.

No. 397,061. PatentedJan. 29,1889.v

JULIA E. ATlVOOD, OF S'WANTON, VERB'IONT.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,061, dated January29, 1889.

Application filed November 28, 1888. Serial No. 292,076. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.-

lBe it known that I, JULIA E. ATwooD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Swanton, in the county oi' Franklin and State of Vermont,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to Suspenders; and it L consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of a pivoted connectingstrip, ashereinafter speciiied and claimed.

The invention will be more fully understood from the followingldescription and claim, taken in connection with the accomv panyingldrawings, in which- Figure l is a rear elevation ot' my suspenders withthe improvements applied. Fig. is a detail view oil the lower part of mysuspenders, illustrating' a modification of my invention. Fig'. 3 is asectional viewot' the conmeetingl device, taken on the line .fr oi' Fig.l; and Fig'. 4 is a similar view oi' the connectf ing device illustratedin Fig. 2 and designated by the line o: thereon.

Referring' to the said drawings by letter, A indicates an ordinarysuspen der-webbi ng' provided with buckles a a, holding-loops c c, andpendent cords d d, terminating in buttonloops. I sometimes also attachshort strips oi' webbing,I to the rear portions of the main webbing, andmake button-holes therein, as shown in Fig'. 2 of the drawings, in theplace and stead ot` pendants d d. The leadingl feature ot' myinveiition, however, consists in the connecting'strap, (marked l.) Thisstrap is lformed of two or more pieces, and is preferably made ofleather, metal, or strong iibrous material. It is united at its centerby a pivotpin or button, as shown on Figs. l and 2.

I unite the strap B with the suspender-webbing by means of buttons f,which are provided with bifurcated and pointed shanks fr, which, afterbeing passed through the connecting-strap and webbing', are spread apart`and pressed down, as Yshown in Figs. 3 and i of the drawings. Afterthis is accomplished I usually fasten theV shanks in position by sewinga piece of leather or fibrous material over the same, as shown on thefigure last referred to.

I do not desire to limit myself to the peculiar form of pivot-pin orbutton above described, for I tind that many other forms will answer agood purpose.

It is obvious that by this method of construction my eoiuiecting-stripis pivot-cd at its ends to the webbing.

I sometimes add an additional joint to the connecting-strip, in whichevent said strip is formed of three pieces united by pivot-pins, insteadof two, as represented on the drawings.

Having` described my invention, what I claim is- Suspenders comprisingthe usual shoulder straps and. ends and a co1mectingstrip, B, formed ot'two or more vpieces united by pivot-pins or buttons and pivoted at itsends to the shoulder-straps, substantially as specilied.

In testimony whereotl Ialtix my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

JULIA E. ATW'OOD.

Vitnesses:

ROBERT L. CAPEN, RIGNEY D. MARVIN.

